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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Support Our Kids is a New Charity to Help Children Whose Lives Have Been Devastated by The NZ and Tohoku Earthquakes

A new charity organization has sprung up in Japan and they are having a kick off charity ball, dinner, auction and raffle on June 24, 2011.

Yours truly will be there as the auctioneer! (photo below is me, my wife Yuka, and Japanese superstar actor Hiroshi Tachi)

Here's some information on this new charity:

Support Our Kids is a new non-profit organization and charity in Japan & New Zealand whose purpose is toraise funds to support children whose lives have been deeply affected have been affected by the disasters in the Tohoku region of Japan and in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Former Japanese prime minister Mori san is always helpful to our charity efforts! Thanks Mori san!!!!

Why is this needed?

While respective governments, many corporations and a number of individuals are generously supporting the ongoing massive cleanup, reconstruction, and humanitarian aid in these regions there is an immediate need to support our kids!

In the Tohoku Region, damage has been confirmed in 2223 schools, displacing over 5000 students, and the number of students either missing or confirmed dead is over a 1000.

In Christchurch, NZ 163 Schools damaged, affecting thousands of kids now and forcing 4,800 kids to find schools in other cities.

The objective of Support Our Kids is to host a charity dinner and auction on June 24, 2011, to raise funds to support the kids whose lives have been sorely affected by these disasters and to further the good relationship between the people of Japan and New Zealand.

The funds will be used to support our “Time Out” Home Stay Program for selected Japanese children from the disaster struck regions of Tohoku to stay with caring families in New Zealand. The funds will be used to sponsor trips which will include cultural & educational exchange activities with children in New Zealand and also to support Cholmondeley Home in Christchurch and other children’s organizations affected by the disasters in Japan and New Zealand.Home Stay arrangements will be made through the organization “Time Out in New Zealand” (http://www.timeoutinnz.org.nz/ja ) which was spontaneously formed by New Zealanders with a love for Japan and the Japanese people.

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Professional music/TV/radio/anime-related program producer. In the music business since 1977 as lead vocalist with legendary Los Angeles Punk Band, "The Rotters" (Sit on My Face Stevie Nix.). Former assistant to the legendary Rodney Bingenheimer (Rodney on the ROQ - KROQ Los Angeles from 1980 ~ 1981.) First and only foreigner in Japanese history to become the General Manager of a major Japanese broadcasting station (TV Tokyo owned InterFM). Has produced a few smash hit programs and several of Japan's highest rated and most famous radio programs - as well as his fair share of crap. Recent Smash Hits were "The TV Show" (Set Program with "Ninja Slayer") which, between April - Oct. 2015, garnered over 10 million viewers. Currently producing and hosting "WTF?" the smash hit Sunday live show on InterFM 89.7
Wrote and produced full-length motion picture "Ghostroads - A Japanese Rock and Roll Ghost Story" which will be released by a Japanese major motion picture company and in theaters all across Japan in Oct. 2017.